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China economy accelerates in Q1 but virus stalks outlook
AFP, Published on 18/04/2022
» BEIJING - China's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of the year to 4.8 percent, official data showed Monday, but the government warned of "significant challenges" ahead while massive Covid-19 lockdowns started to bite.
EU clears way for China investment pact
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» BRUSSELS: EU member states gave political backing to Brussels' planned investment pact with China on Monday, clearing the way for a deal between the world's biggest economic blocs.
China launches anti-dumping investigation into Australian wine
AFP, Published on 18/08/2020
» BEIJING: China on Tuesday ramped up tensions with Australia after it launched a probe into wine imports from the country, the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter row between the trade partners.
China's domestic spending sluggish as economy recovers from virus
AFP, Published on 14/08/2020
» BEIJING: China's retail sales dropped in July, official data showed Friday, indicating that sluggish consumer spending could hold up the country's recovery from the coronavirus outbreak.
China's economy bounces back from pandemic contraction
AFP, Published on 16/07/2020
» BEIJING: China's economy returned to growth in the second quarter, rebounding more strongly than expected from a historic contraction caused by the coronavirus outbreak, official data showed Thursday.
Trump ends Hong Kong trade preferences, backs banking sanctions
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was ending trade preferences for Hong Kong and signed into law an act that authorizes sanctions on banks over China's clampdown in the international finance hub.
China economy rebounds in Q2 after virus hit: AFP poll
AFP, Published on 12/07/2020
» BEIJING: China returned to growth in the second quarter after the coronavirus pandemic handed the world's second largest economy its first contraction in decades, according to an AFP poll of analysts.
Huge European rescue plans, vaccine hopes fuel virus optimism
AFP, Published on 19/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: A half-trillion-euro European fund laid out by France and Germany sparked optimism Monday about fighting economic fallout from the coronavirus, as did encouraging early results on vaccine research by a US biotech firm.
Stocks down on fears over second wave as lockdowns ease
AFP, Published on 12/05/2020
» HONG KONG: Fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections in some parts of the world weighed on equities Tuesday, bringing a dose of hard reality to markets after weeks of rallies fuelled by the easing of lockdown measures and hopes for economic recovery.
Stocks rally as restrictions are eased and death rates drop
AFP, Published on 11/05/2020
» HONG KONG: Asian equity markets rallied Monday as traders looked past a staggering jump in US job losses to focus on governments easing their virus lockdown measures and data showing the rate of deaths falling in some of the world's worst-hit countries.